Mangaluru: In a shocking instance, stray dogs killed as many as 15 barking deers (Munjtac deers) at the Pilikula Nisargadhama here on Thursday, June 25 night.
As per reports, the dogs entered the park by jumping over the compound wall located near the Pachhanady dumping yard on the backside of the park.
The barking deers died due to severe neck injuries during the attack while two are reportedly injured.
Measures are being taken to increase the height of the compound wall at the spot to curb the street dog menace, informed Jayaprakash Bhandari, director of the park
Meanwhile it is learnt that the number of barking deers at the park had increased and officials were mulling releasing few of them in wilderness.
